The Fall of Tobruk DTO (id:#57074)
14:30 hours, outside of Tobruk, Libya
1941-01-21 (9 others)
CH125: Down the Throat (Operation Compass & Wavell)
O102.1: Push to Pilastrino (On All Fronts #102)
SP32: Over Open Sights (Schwerpunkt # 3)
AK 72: The Tobruk Perimeter (Afrikakorps - AK009 Reluctant Offensive)
AK 83: On to Solaro and Pilastrino (Afrikakorps - AK010 Along the Via Balbia)
VV 75: Les Taxis de Tobrouk (Vae Victis # 100)
: White Horses (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
#5: Keru Gorge (Gallabat: The War in East Africa 1940)
DB189: Push to Pilastrino (Dispatches from the Bunker #58)
O102.1: Push to Pilastrino (On All Fronts #102)
SP32: Over Open Sights (Schwerpunkt # 3)
AK 72: The Tobruk Perimeter (Afrikakorps - AK009 Reluctant Offensive)
AK 83: On to Solaro and Pilastrino (Afrikakorps - AK010 Along the Via Balbia)
VV 75: Les Taxis de Tobrouk (Vae Victis # 100)
: White Horses (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
#5: Keru Gorge (Gallabat: The War in East Africa 1940)
DB189: Push to Pilastrino (Dispatches from the Bunker #58)
Designer: Fred Hair / Patrick Hair
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Overview:
While the flanks of the defensive perimeter—which was almost 40 miles in length—were being rolled up, the 19th Australian Brigade had the task of driving deeper into the Italian position towards the city of Tobruk. While most areas, especially on the outer perimeter, were thinly held, there were clusters of widely separated areas of strong resistance that had to be neutralized before Tobruk could be entered. Following a second rolling barrage of artillery, the 4th Battalion, with whatever vehicle support could be gathered, advanced forward against stiffening resistance. They continued to press on in spite of being counterattacked by Italian medium tanks, direct artillery and anti-aircraft fire. This attack took a toll on armored fighting vehicles. For the remainder of the day, they encountered one gun position after another. Although the Italian tanks were eventually handled, the Italian gun crews showed no sign of collapse. For once, it wasn’t quite so easy to dispose of the Italian tanks when they were used in conjunction with the heavy guns. There were more targets to consider and the Italian tanks played havoc with the Australian infantry. In one case, an Italian gun position was cleared by throwing fuel on it. The fighting did not slacken until well into the night...Attacker: Australian/British (Elements 2/4th Battalion, 19th Australian Brigade & British 3rd King's Own Hussars & 7th RTR, 4th Armoured Brigade)
Defender: Italian (Elements 61st Sirte Division, 24th Della Mura Artillery Regt & X Corps Artillery Regt)
8 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Both Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:16.0 D:8.0 |
AFVs: A:16 Matilda II x 4 M13/40 x 2 M11/39 x 2 Mk VIB x 6 Mk VIC x 2 Morris CS9 x 2 2pdr Portee x 2 |
AFVs: D:14 M13/40 x 4 M11/39 x 4 L3/35 x 4 L3 cc L3 Lf |
Guns: A:1 OML 3-in. Mortar D:8 OML 2-in. Mortar x 2 Boys ATR x 3 Cannone da 149/35 x 2 Cannone da 75/27 Cannone da 65/17 Cannone-aa da 75/46 x 2 Cannone-mitr. da 20/65 Cannone da 105/28 Mortaio da 45 Brixia Fucile-cc S |
Misc Rules: | DLV, Ov10 w D: FTV1 |
Overlays: | D1 | D6 | H1 | H3 | H4 | H5 S2 | S4 | S6 | S7 |
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hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns | 2022-04-26 16:30:09 |
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2022-04-26 16:30:08 |
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns | 2022-04-26 16:29:49 |
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts | 2022-04-26 16:29:17 |
hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2021-06-28 21:34:17 |
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